“Better than having no evaluation done”: a pilot project to conduct remote asylum evaluations for clients in a migrant encampment in Mexico
Abstract Background Asylum evaluations are highly specialized medico-legal encounters to collect physical or mental health evidence for use in immigration proceedings. Although the field of asylum medicine is growing, access to these evaluations is still inadequate, particularly for those in United...
Main Authors: | Ranit Mishori, Kathryn Hampton, Hajar Habbach, Elsa Raker, Anjali Niyogi, Dona Murphey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06539-5 |
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